Friday, July 24, 2015
At The End Of The Day
There is always good news for the people of God. The good news is that there is ultimately an end. At the end, our Father is waiting for us with open arms. Our Messiah is waiting for us with open arms. Our God never fails. We must traverse this life through the trials, and those trials have a purpose. They work patience in us.
James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
This teaching us patience is not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is that we lack nothing.
James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
So, we might ask, how can that be? It is true because we have many promises regarding faith in God being a powerful force in meeting our needs. And the faith here has two parts. Belief and trust.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
We see here in verse six that we must not only believe that God exists, but that He is on our side. It is that faith that pleases God. It is that same faith that is embedded in the many scriptures where people cried out to Yahuah (Lord) and He responded with deliverance. It was that faith that caused the children of Israel, as slaves in Egypt, to sacrifice the Passover and expect God to deliver smite the firstborn of all not marked by the blood of the sacrificed lamb, and to deliver them as free the next day. If we stop to think about what it took to both believe and act on that belief as slaves at that time, it was significant.
Today as I ponder my life and the trials of my faith, I realize that I need to strive to have that same commitment. It is important for me to believe that Yahuah (Lord) is watching over me and that He will reward me for trusting in Him. At the end of the day, what is it that man can do to us other than what is temporary? Nothing. But we know that our position with the Father is eternal. He wants to care for us in this life, and in forever future as well. Praise Yahuah!
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We ask that You hear us today. We ask that You hear us when we bless and praise the name Yahuah (Lord). It is Your kingdom we live for here, for You alone are our King. We need You and we need Your love. Send us today Your overwhelming blessing. We need it now. Forgive us our sins. We struggle as humans to follow You at all times. Our minds are bombarded on all sides with the evil of this world, and our hearts are made heavy. Heal up our hearts. Deliver us from the bondage that is around us. Deliver us from those that would steal all that You alone have provided. Hear us when we cry out. Heal and deliver Your people today. We ask all these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.